In the opening round of the 2022 ATP Cincinnati Open on Monday, world No. 19 Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria will take against world no. 22 Denis Shapovalov of Canada.
The Bulgarian who won the 2017 Cincinnati Open, has an 18-9 record in the competition. Grigor Dimitrov has made it to the Round of 16 four times and was also a semifinalist in 2016. He did the same thing last year, winning the first two rounds to advance to the Round of 16, but Daniil Medvedev kept him out of the quarterfinals. He had won the title in 2017 by defeating Nick Kyrgios in the championship match. This 31-year-old has a 20-15 record thus far. His participation in the semifinals in Monte Carlo and Melbourne, as well as his finishes in the last eight in Indian Wells and Delray Beach, this year, were among his most noteworthy efforts. Eight-time tour champion, the World No. 19 hasn’t claimed a championship since 2017. He hadn’t participated in a final since 2018.
22 in the world this season, Denis Shapovalov has mostly had difficulty. The left-handed player, 23, has lost nine of his last ten games, with his lone victory coming in Wimbledon‘s first round. Shapovalov last appeared to be in terrific shape in May in Rome, where he advanced to the quarterfinals. The Canadian has struggled to get going ever since losing in the quarterfinals. In addition to helping Canada win the ATP Cup, Shapovalov had a strong start to the year by making his first quarterfinal appearance at the Australian Open. Shapovalov advanced to the quarterfinals in Doha and the semifinals in Dubai after a strong 12-7 start on hard courts. He struggled to get going on the hard courts of North America, losing in the first round in both Washington and Montreal as clay and grass completely destroyed his momentum. In Cincinnati, where he has a 4-4 record, can he find his form again?
Grigor Dimitrov and Denis Shapovalov are scheduled to face one another in the Opening round of the 2022 Cincinnati Open on Monday, August 15. The tournament is scheduled to run from August 14 till August 21.
The 2022 Cincinnati Open will see six rounds of action excluding the qualifiers. These include the round of 64, round of 32, round of 16, quarter-finals, semi-finals and final for both men’s and women’s. The tournament is scheduled to commence on August 14 and conclude on August 21 this year.
Competition Stage | Date |
Round of 64 | August 14 , 16 |
Round of 32 | August 16 , 17 |
Round of 16 | August 18 |
Quarter-finals | August 19 |
Semi-finals | August 20 |
Finals | August 21 |
Player | Seed |
Daniil Medvedev | 1 |
Rafael Nadal | 2 |
Carlos Alcaraz | 3 |
Stefanos Tsitsipas | 4 |
Casper Ruud | 5 |
Andrey Rublev | 6 |
Felix Auger-Aliassime | 7 |
Hubert Hurkacz | 8 |
Country | Where to watch |
Australia | beIN Sports |
Canada | TSN/Sportsnet/TVA Sports |
India | Voot/Sports18 |
UK | Amazon Prime Video |
US | Tennis Channel |